March 2025

SPRING INTO ACTION, 2025

Join us in-person in Kanata or virtually to hear from Occupational Hygienists, Ergonomists, and more, to learn about OHCOW Prevention tools that protect workers. Advanced registration for both formats is required.

DATE: April 4, 2025

TIME: 8:30am - 1:00pm

LOCATION: 8560 Campeau Drive, Kanata (OR online!)

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WORLD HEARING DAY

Monday, March 3 was World Hearing Day, a day to encourage everyone to take steps to ensure good hearing health throughout life. As the workplace can be one of the leading causes of Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL), OHCOW has resources to help workers monitor noise levels and take steps to prevent hearing loss caused by workplace noise.

Hearing Loss Prevention

SILICA CONTROL TOOL VIDEO

February 4th, World Cancer Day, marked the launch of our new campaign “Work to Live. Tool Up for a Healthier Tomorrow."

Prolonged exposure to silica dust can result in serious occupational illnesses, including lung cancer, silicosis, and COPD. Exposure to materials such as brick, mortar, concrete, gravel put workers at significant risk.

Minimize your workplace silica exposure by signing up for the Free Silica Control Tool and take action today!

Go to SCT Website and View Video

View World Cancer Day Webinar

RSI DAY WEBINAR SERIES

OHCOW's most popular webinar series wrapped up last week, but the sessions are available on our Youtube channel. The 2025 series contains the usual high calibre content and translates the knowledge and experience of our professional staff and guest speakers to increase awareness and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders.

See Youtube Playlist

QUICK EXPOSURE CHECK (QEC) CALCULATOR

The QEC Calculator, a convenient workplace assessment tool, has been reconceptualized by OHCOW to improve its usability. The QEC utilizes a checklist type format to evaluate ergonomic workplace hazards.

Try it out!

FROM OUR PARTNERS

Women in Industrial Hygiene Panel Discussion

March 8 is International Woman's Day, and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) is featuring a panel discussion later this month on the topic of Women in Industrial Hygiene.

The event takes place on March 18^th at 1pm EST. It will be a deep dive into the challenges and triumphs facing women in the field of industrial hygiene and occupational and environmental health and safety. Our expert panel of women from AIHA, ASSP, IOHA, and NSC will shed light on critical issues.

Women’s Experiences with Personal Protective Equipment: RSI Day Webinar 2023

OHCOW's webinar from RSI day 2023, addresses PPE and is aimed at understanding the extent to which physical differences are taken into account in the development of PPE and PPE standards for men and women.

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